Get your shred on during Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Paper shred events on Oct. 7 and 28
The Office of Information Security invites all University of Cincinnati students, faculty and staff to drop off personal, work-related and study-related documents at the Cybersecurity Awareness Month shred events.
The events will take place Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Bearcat Commons, Lot A (Uptown West Campus behind the Arts & Sciences Building) and Tuesday, Oct. 28, outside of the Health Sciences Building (Uptown East/Medical Campus on Panzeca Way), from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until the truck is full!).
OIS staff will remain present to ensure that all documents received are properly destroyed.
Before You Come: If needed, please fill out the University Records Disposal Form. If you're new to this process, more information, as well as a link to the form, can be found on the Bearcats Landing Transfer and Disposal page (UC login required).
Please note: All metal, including paper clips and hanging file folders must be removed in advance; staples are permissible. Plastic also needs to be removed — comb bindings, transparencies, Polaroid pictures, Tyvek envelopes. Anything that cannot be torn is not acceptable.
Cybsecurity Awareness Month
The Paper Shred Events are just one of the many ways we’re celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October.
Visit our Cybersecurity Awareness Month page for valuable insights and information about other events and activities to win prizes and arm yourself with cybersecurity knowledge!
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